Remote Copy
The rcp command provides an alternative to ftp; it allows users to copy files over the network. The rcp command is the remote version of the Unix cp (copy) command. When using the rcp command, you do not need to supply a user ID or password; this might be considered a security hole. However, a level of security is provided by the fact that the name of your computer must reside in either of two server-based files named rhosts and hosts.equiv. The rcp command allows a user to copy files between a local computer and the host server or between two remote computers. The syntax for the rcp command is
rcp [hostname1]:filename1 [hostname2]:filename2
hostname1— Optionally indicates the hostname or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the ...
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